Today in photos (March 18)
View gallery of photos from around the world on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
Section:Gallery
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Paintings for passengers aboard a missing Malaysia Airlines plane are pasted on a wall at viewing gallery at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. Checks into the background of all the Chinese nationals on board the missing Malaysian jetliner have uncovered no links to terrorism, the Chinese ambassador in Kuala Lumpur said Tuesday. The remarks will dampen speculation that Uighur Muslim separatists in far western Xinjiang province might have been involved with the disappearance of the Boeing 777 and its 239 passengers and crew early on March 8.
Lai Sin Associated Press
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Honor guards open the doors for Russian President Vladimir Putin followed by Crimean leaders entering the hall for the signing ceremony of a treaty for Crimea to join Russia, in the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a treaty to incorporate Crimea into Russia, describing the move as the restoration of historic injustice and a necessary response to what he called the Western encroachment on Russia's vital interests.
Sergei Ilnitsky Pool Epa
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Oscar Pistorius holds his head in his hands as he listens to cross questioning in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Monday, March 17, 2014. Pistorius, is on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day, 2013.
Siphiwe Sibeko Pool Reuters
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Canadian armed forces Master Cpl. Anthony Alliot is greeted by his girlfriend Sarah Tooth as he arrives at the airport as the last members of the Canadian forces return to Canada from Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Ottawa.
Adrian Wyld Cp
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Curling fans cheer for Canada as they play Latvia at the World Women's Curling championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, on Tuesday, March 18, 2014.
Andrew Vaughan Cp
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A security officer practices with a sniffer dog inside the World Forum congress center, the venue of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague Netherlands, Tuesday, March 18, 2014. The aim of the March 24-25 NSS summit is to reduce the amount of nuclear material in the world and improve its security. Fifty-three countries and four international organizations are taking part in the negotiations.
Freek Bergh Pool Novum